Investigation of Espoused Theories in Nursing Practice.
- Author:
Moon Ja SUH
1
;
Hae Sook KIM
;
Eun Hee LEE
;
Young Sook PARK
;
Kyung Sook CHO
;
Hyun Sook KANG
;
Nan Young IM
;
Joo Hyun KIM
;
So Woo LEE
;
Bok Hee CHO
;
Myung Hwa LEE
;
Sung Ai CHI
;
Yang Sook HAH
;
Young Hee SON
;
Sung Bok KWON
;
Hee Jin KIM
;
Jin A CHOO
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Nursing practice;
Espoused theories
- MeSH:
Data Collection;
Delivery of Health Care;
Education, Nursing;
Humans;
Nursing*;
Reward;
Social Responsibility
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Adult Nursing
2001;13(1):53-69
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
As a nursing practice involves nurses'actions in a specific context of health care, this study has focused on exploring the espoused theories in nursing practice within the action science perspectives. Espoused theories are the belief, principles, and rationale expressed by the practitioner as guiding her/his actions in a situation of practice. The data were analysed qualitatively and 25 elements of espoused theories of nursing action were identified and clustered into 6 categories. The 25 elements of espoused theories are as follows: The clinical nurse worked in wholistic and individual nursing, focussed on the patient's needed, comfort and supportive nursing (5 theories of nursing goal); excellent skills, knowledge based, assessment and data collection, explaining, educating or a scientific basis(6 theories of nursing intervention): advocacy, value oriented, treatment, accountability and commitment(4 theories of nursing ethics); human respect, partnership, trust(3 theories of patient-nurse relationship) : knowledgable, accumulated clinical experiences and personally lived experiences, positive perspectives(4 theories of nurse), role of intervention, rewarding, peer relationship(3 theories of situations). The above mentioned espoused theories are similar to that of nursing textbooks which students learned through basic nursing education and almost the same as the Acts ofa Nurse in Korean. However, we are doubtful whether nurses actually do as they think. Therefore, it is recommended to review the theories-in-use in order to find any discrepancies between the espoused theories and the reality of nursing actions.
